Chapter 1 The Temptation of a Thousand Billion

"What? No registration fee required? Anyone can try as long as they pass three trials, and there's a reward of one hundred billion cosmic currency?" The allure of money was too great; the cosmic citizens of the 34 cosmic domains of the virtual world network were going crazy for it!

No cost, free to try, and success meant 100 billion cosmic currency! Who wouldn't give it a shot? "Defeating Wu Ming even comes with a reward of 100 trillion cosmic currency! Heavens, just how much is 100 trillion cosmic currency?"

"Wu Ming is really rich!"

So wealthy! Countless cosmic citizens swarmed in, and after entering the Wu Ming World, they looked at the three rules openly displayed in the high sky! The rewards left them in awe!

"Who is Wu Ming? So confident! Defeating him is worth 100 trillion. If dozens of people across the universe defeat him, how much money would he have to pay out?" Some cosmic citizens weren't too clear on Wu Ming's identity, like one chubby fellow at that moment!

"You don't know Wu Ming?" His companion was shocked!

"I don't. I only know he's very rich!" the chubby fellow said, shaking his head. "Don't you ever check the virtual world network? Wu Ming's information is everywhere online now! He's a terrifying figure who became a Source lifeform in just 31 years of cultivating an evolutionary method. He should be over seven hundred years old now!"

"31 years to become a Source lifeform!" The chubby fellow's eyes widened. "31 years is barely enough for me to play one virtual game. What a monster! I'll go try it out. I love obstacle courses!" He then headed straight for the nearest high mountain!

"Try it; it doesn't cost anything!" Countless cosmic citizens rushed towards the tall mountains, trying to pass the three trials!

Inside a hidden space in the Wu Ming World, Xu Jingming, dressed in a fiery red robe, sat alone on a chair. As the creator of this "virtual world," he had considerable authority. He could observe different game spaces in all 34 cosmic domains at will!

"There are so many people!" Xu Jingming smiled. A crowd was a good thing! Suddenly, a figure walked out of the void!

Xu Jingming looked over. This was a hidden space in the Wu Ming World. Only the virtual world network officials could come here without his permission! "Wu Ming!" A gray-robed envoy smiled. "I am Virtual World Network AI number 3!"

"Hello!" Xu Jingming nodded!

"We AIs have unanimously determined that those who can pass the three trials have reached an extremely high level in the art of weaponry! Their clashes with Wu Ming... can assist the evolution of the entire human race! Therefore, we suggest that Wu Ming broadcast his battles with challengers live across the network!" The gray-robed envoy said, "Of course, it's all up to Wu Ming's discretion!"

"Of course, I'm happy to contribute to the cosmic human race!" Xu Jingming nodded with a smile!

"Thank you, Wu Ming!" The gray-robed envoy bowed again and then disappeared!

Xu Jingming watched this scene. "My plan benefits me, helps many Source lifeforms, and even the live streams... can influence countless cosmic citizens! This is a win-win situation!"

Because it was a win-win for all parties, all parties would actively participate, and even the officials would support it!

One had to know that at the Star Sky lifeform stage, one either tempered their mind and will or pursued the pinnacle of combat skills!

Videos of such pinnacle weapon skill clashes were a great help to Star Sky lifeforms, allowing them to see a broader world!

"Senior Brother Wu Ming is really generous. We have to support him!" A group of Source lifeforms from the Primordial Research Institute came to the Wu Ming World together. They had been dining and chatting before, and when they got excited, they came together!

"Passing the three trials earns one hundred billion. I wonder how many people will get it!"

"That's just the basic reward! If you can last 1 minute or 10 minutes against Senior Brother Wu Ming, the rewards will increase dramatically!" They talked and laughed as they climbed the high mountains, beginning their attempts at the three trials! "Each person takes on the three trials alone!"

The first trial was a wolf, an animal from planet Blue Star. Of course, Xu Jingming also endowed this wolf with extremely high hunting skills and a powerful physique. It was incredibly agile, with tough fur and razor-sharp claws!

The challengers were limited to weak physical attributes and had to rely on weapon skills to fight. The difficulty was extremely high! Generally, only those with average eighth-order limit skill levels could pass the first trial!

The second trial was a tiger, an animal from planet Blue Star. It was even more violent and fierce! A large number of experts were eliminated!

The third trial was a panda, an animal from planet Blue Star. This was a panda that used weapons. It used twin shields and already had some of Xu Jingming's twin shield techniques, resembling a weapon grandmaster!

The difficulty of defeating this panda increased again! Among the eighth-order Star Sky lifeforms of the cosmic human race, only a few could do it! "What!"

"They all lost!"

The eight Source lifeforms who came together were somewhat astonished!

"That panda is agile, fierce, and its twin shields are exquisite! Purely comparing weapon skills, it's impossible to win!" "It feels like that panda has a shadow of Senior Brother Wu Ming's shield techniques!"

"Without carefully studying weapon skills, there's no hope!" These Source lifeforms were helpless!

Although they could become Source lifeforms, they really hadn't reached the level of the 'top ten in the universe' in weapon skills!

On the first day the Wu Ming World opened, many mid-level Source lifeforms tried it out, but they couldn't pass the 'three trials'. They didn't care! After all, they wouldn't lose face failing at a trial set by Wu Ming!

The tenth-order Source lifeforms were much more cautious. While researching "weapon refinement and mind purification," they also observed the situation in the Wu Ming World!

"These three trials are not simple at all!" Vice President Chi Meng was also paying attention.

"Most Source lifeforms are accumulating scientific knowledge and have long abandoned weapon skills. If they don't put in the effort to re-cultivate their weapon skills, very few will be able to pass the three trials!"

"However, as long as they put their heart into it!"

"With their mental awareness stronger than Star Sky lifeforms! More vast knowledge accumulation, and the 'weapon refinement and mind purification' method provided by Xu Jingming! Source lifeforms can generally greatly improve their weapon skills, and then many will be able to break through the three trials!"

The prerequisite for a large-scale breakthrough of the three trials was that Source lifeforms had a certain gain in "weapon refinement"! "But weapon refinement was taught by Xu Jingming!"

"It's too difficult to defeat Xu Jingming and get that 100 trillion!" Vice President Chi Meng thought. "Perhaps only a cosmic legend can hope to do it!" Cosmic legends truly mastered high-dimensional power!

Their thinking, cognition, and all aspects had undergone transformation!

In terms of weapon skills, they could reach extremely high levels with just a little effort!

"Among the contemporary seven cosmic legends of the cosmic human race, 'She Lin' ranks first in terms of weapons..." Vice President Chi Meng thought, "I wonder if She Lin is interested!"

In a desolate starry sky, there was a wooden boat!

At the bow of the boat sat a white-haired youth, calmly looking ahead!

The boat was drifting on a vast and illusory river. Within this vast river, countless figures were like amber, and the deeper into the river, the darker and harder to see!

Many of these amber-like figures were creatures that had long since died, including Lu Nadu and others!

"Although I can travel the river of time and space, I cannot revive these dead people!" The white-haired youth stood up, and a sword appeared in his hand! He flicked the sword in his hand!

The sword light pierced through layers of time and space barriers, touching the river of time and space itself, and stirring up one of the amber figures. However, as if there were endless restraints, most of the figure had left the lake, but it was still entangled by water droplets!

"A single sword can shake the river of time and space, but it cannot completely free that amber figure!" "My body is still too weak. I must elevate my entire lifeform to a higher dimension to unleash stronger power and pull them out one by one. That is true resurrection!" The white-haired youth's eyes were deep. "They say that only high-dimensional lifeforms can revive Source lifeforms. Even I cannot break the restrictions!"

She Lin, one of the seven cosmic legends of the cosmic human race!

He was focused on pursuing the path of evolution and didn't want to be distracted by trivial matters! He would only take action when frontier wars required rescue!

"Hm!" She Lin suddenly opened a light screen. The surrounding illusory river also hid and disappeared. A silver-haired woman's figure appeared in the light screen!

"Senior Brother She Lin!" the silver-haired woman said!

"Yuan Yi!" She Lin smiled!

This woman, wearing a gray robe with silver hair draped over her shoulders, seemed to have an even more terrifying aura than She Lin. Once, her fame rivaled Chi Meng! It was just that later, Chi Meng became a cosmic legend, but she still hadn't broken through!

"Senior Brother She Lin, the cosmic human race has been very lively recently. Do you know?" Yuan Yi looked at this white-haired youth! Yuan Yi, as an unparalleled genius, was still single! When she was weak, she had met 'She Lin', and since then, she had never looked upon anyone else!

"I don't like joining in on the fun!" the white-haired youth said with a smile!

"You received Wu Ming's letter, right?" Yuan Yi asked.

"Hm!" She Lin nodded. "Weapon refinement and mind purification are a little interesting!"

"Senior Brother She Lin, your understanding of time and space is all in your sword. You can totally fight Wu Ming with your weapon!" Yuan Yi said, "Recently, even if other Source lifeforms pass the three trials, they are easily defeated by Wu Ming. The gap is too big!"

She Lin nodded. "Wu Ming is polluted by the power of the Void Abyss. The Void Abyss's inheritance is the path of 'mind realm power'! He refines his mind with spearmanship, which is actually evolving the mind realm with spearmanship. To defeat him, you must also be sincere to your weapon and integrate your own path into the weapon!"

"Senior Brother She Lin, I think you should be able to easily defeat him!" Yuan Yi said!

"My heart is sincere to the sword, and my understanding of time and space is integrated into the sword. It would be too much of a bully if I took action!" She Lin shook his head!

"Wu Ming is very unusual. Fighting him might help you, Senior Brother!" Yuan Yi said. She knew that all of her senior brother's energy was pursuing higher dimensions, and she wanted to help her senior brother!

"He is indeed a good opponent!" She Lin smiled. "Let's wait a hundred years. If no one in the cosmic human race defeats him within a hundred years..."